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Monday, June 17, 2013

starting to get busy in Singapore :)



I’m starting to do some activities here. The first one is volunteering at the dog shelter, which it is something I also did in Santa Barbara (at DAWG). The shelter is call Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). I volunteer only once a week, since the shelter is pretty far and it takes me around 45 min to get the by train. And also because there are shifts, and I must be there at 8am! The last 2 weeks I helped cleaning the shelter, but this week I’m going to walk the dogs. I didn’t do it before because of the weather, but the walking coordinator (yes, they are very organized) is very experienced, and I would like to learn more about dogs behavior. I also enjoy volunteering there since we can’t have Echo here, and this way, I can play with the dogs and pet them once a week, hehe! The reason Echo didn’t come is not only that she should make a quarantine, but also because of the weather. 

The other activities are a photography group and a “Chinese class” group. I joined both groups through the American Women Association (Yes, I miss the US :)) The photography group meets once a month, and we went to a photography exhibition. The other group meets once a week, and the idea is to practice Chinese. I just started to learn Chinese, and they are pretty advance for me, but I’ll try to catch them, if I don’t give up first!

Monday, June 3, 2013

one year later....


I haven’t posted in more than 1 year, I definitely haven’t been very tenacious about it….
The main change during this time is that we are not living in Santa Barbara anymore. We moved to Singapore in January, and eight months ago I barely know where this country was!!!! And I had never been in Asia, so this is a good opportunity to visit some Asian countries. 
My first impression of Singapore? It is so hot here!! And with at least 80% humidity all year-round. But you can always go to a shopping mall, where there is air-con and you can survive, hehe!! I already lost count of all the shopping malls I have been in, and there are many more I still have to visit. It doesn’t matter where we go, we end up in one.
Fortunately I’m getting used to this weather and the life here, although we miss Santa Barbara. It was too good to last forever! But we enjoyed one year there, met great people and have many good memories, and a now we have another good experience ahead.
So, I won’t only try to be more tenacious now, but do it in English. Let’s see if I’m capable :)